Articles tagged:Top Chef

Posted: Thu Dec 9 9:45 a.m. by Jessica Webster
When all else fails, go with ceviche

As a devotee of the television program Top Chef, I have always viewed ceviche as more of a punchline than anything else. For Top Chef competitors, the mantra seems to be "when all else fails, go with ceviche." Cactus ceviche. Octopus ceviche. Tofu ceviche. Is there nothing these cheftestants won't ...

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Posted: Sat Aug 14 6 a.m. by Jessica Webster
Frita Batidos preview gives diners a glimpse into Eve Aronoff's new venture

Fans of eve the restaurant got a taste of owner Eve Aronoff's upcoming "Cuban-inspired" restaurant Frita Batidos Wednesday evening during a preview event held at eve. About 120 patrons attended and paid $35 a head for an "all you can eat strolling buffet" that highlighted many of the dishes Aronoff ...

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Posted: Thu Nov 12 12:05 a.m. by Chrysta Cherrie
"Top Chef" episode 11: Another kind of casino food

Note: Contains spoiler info. Missed the show? More "Top Chef" air times. Last time on "Top Chef": The 7 remaining cheftestants went meta in a quickfire challenging them to prepare a TV dinner inspired by a TV show. Kevin's winning streak continued, leading the pack with a "Sopranos"-ready braised meatball ...

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Posted: Thu Oct 29 2:45 p.m. by Chrysta Cherrie
"Top Chef" episode 10: Surprise at the steakhouse

Note: Contains spoiler info. Missed the show? More "Top Chef" air times. Last time on "Top Chef": The 8 remaining cheftestants pushed their teamwork skills to new heights with a quickfire challenging them to work in teams of four in a relay-esque cook-off in which either team's members took turns ...

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Posted: Fri Oct 23 12:45 a.m. by Chrysta Cherrie
"Top Chef" episode 9: All's fair in love and restaurant wars

Note: Contains spoiler info. Missed the show? More "Top Chef" air times. Last time on "Top Chef": The 9 remaining cheftestants used Alexia brand snacks as inspiration and a culinary companion in their quickfire dishes, culminating in Eli's first win of the season for his potato-clam salad with fennel, celery ...

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Posted: Thu Oct 15 12:50 a.m. by Chrysta Cherrie
"Top Chef" episode 8: Want some swine with your wine?

Note: Contains spoiler info. Missed the show? More "Top Chef" air times. Last time on "Top Chef": The 10 remaining cheftestants played the slots to direct the mood, taste/texture and type of cuisine they'd serve up in the quickfire. Kevin continued to impress, making a char-grilled pork with Vietnamese herb ...

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Posted: Thu Oct 8 12:55 a.m. by Chrysta Cherrie
"Top Chef" episode 7: Making family-style dishes, two's a crowd

Note: Contains spoiler info. Missed the show? More "Top Chef" air times. Last time on "Top Chef": The 11 remaining cheftestants made a duo of dishes for guest judge Michelle Bernstein in the quickfire, representing their own angels and demons. Robin, disliked as she may be by her fellow competitors, ...

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Posted: Thu Sep 24 12:45 a.m. by Chrysta Cherrie
"Top Chef" episode 6: Hoping to make magic in the kitchen

Note: Contains spoiler info. Missed the show? More "Top Chef" air times. Last time on "Top Chef": The 12 remaining cheftestants saddled up for quickfire and elimination challenges inspired by cowboy life. First, guest judge Tim Love challenged the chefs to make their best cactus-centric dish, and Mike's cactus-tuna ceviche ...

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Posted: Thu Sep 17 12:05 a.m. by Chrysta Cherrie
"Top Chef" episode 5: Not quite at home on the range

Note: Contains spoiler info. Missed the show? More "Top Chef" air times. Last time on "Top Chef": The remaining cheftestants brushed up on their French, starting with a high-stakes quickfire that put escargot at center stage and eliminated the maker of the worst dish. Ashley, Jesse and Robin rounded out ...

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Posted: Mon Sep 14 3:09 p.m. by Chrysta Cherrie

Eve Aronoff, proprietor of Eve the Restaurant and recent contestant on "Top Chef," will be a guest on 760 AM WJR during Steve Stewart's show "Come to the Table" on Sunday at 3 p.m. "Top Chef" talk will be on the menu, as well as conversation about her popular Ann ...

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Posted: Thu Sep 10 2:30 p.m. by Chrysta Cherrie
"Top Chef" episode 4: Pardon the cheftestants' French ... cooking

Note: Contains spoiler info. Missed the show? More "Top Chef" air times. Last time on "Top Chef": The remaining cheftestants put their best potato-centric dishes forward for the quickfire, with Jennifer's steamed mussels with Yukon Gold and blue potatoes and lemongrass-potato sauce winning her immunity. For the elimination challenge, the ...

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Posted: Thu Sep 3 1 a.m. by Chrysta Cherrie
"Top Chef" episode 3: Temperatures rise in an Air Force buffet challenge

Note: Contains spoiler info. Missed the show? More "Top Chef" air times. Last time on "Top Chef": The 16 remaining cheftestants rolled the dice — literally — to determine the number of ingredients they could use in their quickfire dishes. Ann Arbor chef and restaurant proprietor Eve Aronoff failed to ...

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Posted: Thu Aug 27 2 a.m. by Chrysta Cherrie
"Top Chef" episode 2: Eve and the ladies battle the boys in a his-hers party catering challenge

Note: Contains spoiler info. Missed the show? More "Top Chef" air times. Last time on "Top Chef": Seventeen chefs converged in Las Vegas, where they did battle via a Mise en place relay quickfire and an elimination challenge of creating a dish inspired by vice. Our heroine, Ann Arbor-based chef ...

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Posted: Wed Aug 26 6:32 a.m. by Bob Needham Entertainment director, AnnArbor.com
Will Eve Aronoff survive round 2 on "Top Chef" tonight?

Eve Aronoff of eve restaurant in Ann Arbor made it through the first round of Bravo's cooking competition "Top Chef: Las Vegas." But it was a bit of a close call, with judges ranking her dish the bottom on her team of four competitors. So 16 chefs remain as the ...

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Posted: Mon Aug 24 10:28 a.m. by Cindy Heflin News producer

Max Sussman, the sous chef at the Ann Arbor restaurant Eve, gets a plug in the Washington Examiner today for the book "Freshman in the Kitchen: From Clueless Cook to Creative Chef," which he wrote with his brother Eli. The article notes the restaurant has been packed since owner Eve ...

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